Atanas Balkanski

Atanas Balkanski (7 December 1841 - 20 March 1911) was a Bulgarian general, diplomat, and statesman of the late 19th century. He served in the Bulgarian Land Forces, holding a number of positions, including military attache to the United Kingdom and France, and eventually chief of the foreign cooperation section of the General Staff. He later retired from the military in 1899 and worked as the Bulgarian ambassador to Greece. Balkanski was also briefly the Minister of Foreign Affairs (1904-05).